(Come for the Sigur Rós fanfic, stay for the harsh truths about SXSW.) He’s also open, as willing to discuss his love for Dave Matthews Band as he is the plight of the pandemic-era musician. He’s extremely funny-something anyone who follows him on Twitter would expect. He speaks warmly throughout our hourlong conversation, alternating between gentle self-deprecating sarcasm and wide-eyed earnestness, all with a certain Midwestern charm. You can still get a really good lo mein there and stuff, but is it worth $1,400 a month? So I moved up here where it’s way cheaper. “I moved there so I could go see a killer show every night and play music with the coolest people in the world and do all the cool New York things. “I was in New York City for a few years,” he says. But before the pandemic shut down much of the music industry last year, Walker had never considered relocating to such a serene setting as Western Massachusetts.
At this stage of his life, that opportunity for tranquility serves him well-he recently celebrated two years of sobriety, and he’s moved beyond the self-proclaimed “sad bastard” (yet strikingly beautiful) music that captivated the indie world with 2018’s Deafman Glance. The 31-year-old Chicago native and preternaturally gifted guitarist is speaking from his temporary home in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he has plenty of space and a lot of nature to take in. When I reach Ryley Walker by phone earlier this week, the first thing I notice is the sound of birds chirping. Content warning: This article discusses substance use and mental health.
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